secretary blackmailed her former boss after they had an affair by demanding £200,000 to drop false rape claim she made against him

Dilrushi Mendis, 40, from Cricklewood, north west London, sought revenge on wealthy businessman Nihal Seneviratne by accusing him of rape and then blackmailing him after he ended their affair. The Sri Lankan mother-of-one claimed she was raped by Mr Seneviratne after inviting him for an overnight stay at her home, and demanded £200,000 in return for 'dropping a case' against him. Mr Seneviratne, who always denied the claim, was arrested and spent three months on police bail until he was eventually told that no charges would be brought against him. Mendis has now been handed an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to blackmail at Blackfriars Crown Court on Friday.